A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus ... - MIT News
3 days ago · It is also the region of the coronavirus spike protein that is usually targeted by antibodies against sarbecoviruses. RBDs contain some regions that are variable and can easily mutate to escape antibodies. Most of the antibodies generated by mRNA COVID-19 vaccines target those variable regions because they are more easily accessible.
'Gold rush' in cancer therapy for key type of bispecific antibody
4 days ago · Recent results raise hope of new "broad, pan-tumor platform" like Keytruda. The emerging drugs are bispecific antibodies that bind to a key pair of proteins.
New antibodies could help win the fight against malaria
4 days ago · New anti-malarial antibody looks promising. Tan and his collaborators aimed to develop new antibodies to treat malaria which do not interfere with vaccines, by searching for new regions on the ...
entered into an evaluation and potential licensing agreement with Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Manhattan Bio gains access to antibodies targeting a promising new tumor antigen that is aberrantly overexpressed across multiple solid tumor types.
A new computational model can predict antibody structures ... - MIT News
Jan 2, 2025 · A new computational technique allows large language models to predict antibody structures more accurately. The work could enable researchers to sift through millions of possible antibodies to identify those that could be used to treat SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases.
Antibodies - latest research news and features - Medical Xpress
Find all the latest on antibodies at Medical Xpress. Your go-to source for news, research, and medical breakthroughs.
Blood test can predict how long vaccine immunity will last, …
Jan 2, 2025 · Scientists have long been stymied by why some vaccines can coax the body to produce antibodies for decades, while others last mere months. Now, a study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has shown that variation in vaccine durability can, in part, be pinned on a surprising type of blood cell called megakaryocytes, typically implicated in ...
Antibodies - Latest research and news | Nature
Antibodies are secreted immunoglobulin molecules produced mainly by plasma cells. The antigen-binding site of the antibody has a unique structure that allows it to bind antigen in a highly...
NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies
Jan 3, 2025 · Uninfected cells (teal) have smoother surfaces NIAID. A novel class of antibodies that binds to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new prevention methods, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published today in Science.
Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling ... - ScienceDaily
Sep 16, 2024 · Monoclonal antibodies -- treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody -- could help provide an answer to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, say scientists.